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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIJAH CARPENTER, OF LAFAYETTE, OREGON.

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BPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,740, dated April281, 1885.

Application filed December 8, 1884.

,To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH CARPENTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lafayette, in the county of Yam Hill and State of Oregon,have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Candlesticks, ofwhich the following is a description.

This invention relates to that class of devices which are used forsupporting tallow, sperm, or Wax candles in an upright position whileburning, and to serve as a handle by which the same may be convenientlycarried while in use.

The object of the invention is to carry acandle with its lower end at adistance above the base of the Candlestick, and to burn the candleentirely away without in any way moving it relatively to the candlestickto free it from its holding-socket, thereby using the candleeconomically, and without danger of flirting melted grease about, as isfrequently done with such Candlesticks as raise the candle end whenstuck in the socket to permit it to burn.

To this end my invention consists in abroad base, a post lined thereon,a sleeve to slide on the post, and a spring to hold ithe sleeve, ashereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig.2 is a central vertical section, of a Candlestick according to myinvention.

A represents the base of the candlestick, which may be of any form tosuit the fancy. B is a common handle therefor. O is a post,

of the size of a candle, rigidly fixed to the base A. D is a tube orsleeve fitted to slide freely up and down upon the post C, and toproject above the top of the post enough to (No model.)

receive the lower end of the candle, as shown in dotted lines, to holdthe candle erect on top of the post. E is a spring within the post,having a nib, F, projecting through a hole in the post to bear againstthe inner face of the sleeveV to hold the same steadily at any heightwhere it may be set. By grasping the raised sleeve and the post below itin one hand the sleeve may be easily held raised while pushing aClose-fitting candle. Whenthe candle is consumed nearly down to thesleeve, the latter may be easily slid down a little with one hand. Thisis done Without any danger of upsetting the candle or flirting meltedtallow, because the pressure, being downward, has no tendency to movethe Candlestick. The top of the sleeve may be provided with the usualsaucershaped flange; but I think this retaining a pool of melted greasearound the candle tends to melt away the body of the candle and Wasteit, and I think that the saucer itself tends to confine and reflect theheat back, and thereby to melt the candle where it is not burning. Itherefore prefer to dispense with the saucer or iange at the top of theCandlestick.

Vhat I claim as my inventiomand desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

' The combination, with a Candlestick having a stationary post and asleeve to slide vertically thereon, of a spring within the post, havinga nib projecting through a hole in the post to bear against theinnerface of the sleeve, substantially as shown and described, for thepurpose set forth.

ELIJAH CARPENTER. Witnesses:

FRANK W. FEN'roN, W. D. FENTON.

